The State of Oaxaca struck its own coinage during the Mexican Revolution after the state government under José Inés Dávila refused to recognize Carranza's Constitutionalist authority and declared itself a sovereign entity in 1915. Cut off from the national mint system, Oaxaca produced silver pesos locally to maintain commerce — a practical necessity in a region where Constitutionalist paper money was widely distrusted and largely refused by merchants.
These provincial issues were struck with inconsistent quality, and the dies were prepared under improvised conditions. The .903 fine silver content closely mirrors pre-revolutionary national coinage, a deliberate choice to encourage acceptance.
The State of Oaxaca struck its own coinage during the Mexican Revolution after the state government under José Inés Dávila refused to recognize Carranza's Constitutionalist authority and declared itself a sovereign entity in 1915. Cut off from the national mint system, Oaxaca produced silver pesos locally to maintain commerce — a practical necessity in a region where Constitutionalist paper money was widely distrusted and largely refused by merchants.
These provincial issues were struck with inconsistent quality, and the dies were prepared under improvised conditions. The .903 fine silver content closely mirrors pre-revolutionary national coinage, a deliberate choice to encourage acceptance.